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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 234 (Thursday, December 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 85361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26872]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]

Agency Information Collection Activity under OMB Review: 
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance--Spouse Coverage (FSGLI) Election 
and Certificate Form

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, 
Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of 
information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature 
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and it 
includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, select ``Currently 
under Review--Open for Public Comments'', then search the list for the 
information collection by Title or ``OMB Control No. 2900-NEW.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266-4688 or email [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-NEW'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
    Title: Service Members' Group Life Insurance--Spouse Coverage 
(FSGLI) Election and Certification Form SGLV 8286A.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: Family Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (FSGLI) 
provides insurance coverage to spouses of Servicemember's Group Life 
Insurance (SGLI) insured individuals. SGLI and all associated insurance 
programs are VA benefits. The SGLV 8286A form is used by Service 
Members and their spouses when the Service Member is unable to access 
their Servicemembers Group Life Insurance Online Enrollment System 
(SOES) account to electronically elect, increase, decrease or decline 
coverage. If the member is increasing or electing coverage on their 
spouse after prior declination or reduction and the spouse has health 
issues, the member's uniformed service reviews the request and sends to 
the primary insurer for the SGLI program, The Prudential Insurance 
Company of America (Prudential), through its' Office of Servicemembers' 
Group Life Insurance (OSGLI), to underwrite and make a decision on 
coverage. This form ensures members, and their spouses can continue to 
use the form to manage their FSGLI spousal benefits.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of 
information was published at 88 FR 190 on October 3, 2023, pages 68287-
68288.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 267 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,600.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-26872 Filed 12-6-23; 8:45 am]
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